Independent Standard-Setting Boards

The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board sets high-quality international standards for auditing, assurance, and quality control that strengthen public confidence in the global profession.

The International Accounting Education Standards Board establishes standards, in the area of professional accounting education, that prescribe technical competence and professional skills, values, ethics, and attitudes.

The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board develops standards, guidance, and resources for use by public sector entities around the world for preparation of general purpose financial statements.

Ethics

Unethical business practices harm organizations and economies. Large-scale business failures such as Enron—as well as the more recent failures related to the global financial crisis—highlight the consequences of unethical business practices and amoral management. Professional accountants, as stewards of transparency and trust, and subject to a professional code of ethics, have a key role to play not only in upholding but in encouraging and influencing ethical behavior and decision making within their organizations. Read More

This briefing is one of two reports summarising the outputs of a piece of research, including a detailed online survey with about 1,500 respondents, and 94 interviews with professionals in 15 different organisations – which sought to address these questions.

The AIEM include a video, five case studies, a student handout, and an in-class laboratory market game. The purpose of the materials is to help facilitate students’ learning about core concepts, real-world applications, and prevailing rules related to auditor independence.